Pope Leo XIV issues first encyclical calling for AI regulation.
Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, titled "Magnifica Humanitas," on May 25, addressing the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence. He called for AI to be "disarmed" and subjected to robust international regulation to prevent it from becoming an instrument of domination, exclusion, and death. The document warns against entrusting lethal decisions to autonomous systems and critiques the concentration of AI power in the hands of a few wealthy actors.
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Most outlets echo the pope's call to disarm AI and regulate lethal autonomous weapons. Some highlight the flash point with the Trump administration, while others frame the encyclical as a moral benchmark for policymakers.
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“What has Pope Leo warned about AI – and why that’s significant” · PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, Globe and Mail, AP News, Reuters, Semafor, The Hill, Politico, Le Monde
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NPRNPR Pope Leo takes aim at big tech in sweeping encyclical on AI 11d ago ATLThe Atlantic Pope Leo’s Unsettling Vision of the AI Future 11d ago HPHuffPost Pope Leo's New Major AI Warning Sets Up Fresh Clash With Donald Trump 11d ago CNNCNN 5 things to know for May 26: Pope Leo on AI, Texas runoffs, Iran negotiations, New Orleans, Chemical tank scare 10d ago WPWashington Post Another Pope Leo warned about modernization — in 1891 11d ago LEFT-CENTER2
ABCABC News WATCH: Pope warns AI ‘needs to be disarmed’ 10d ago NBCNBC News Vance calls Pope Leo’s AI warnings ‘profound’ 10d ago CENTER6
PBSPBS NewsHour Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity 11d ago APAP News Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity RReuters Pope, urging AI regulation, warns some weapons now beyond human control 11d ago SEMSemafor Pope calls for ‘disarming’ of AI in first encyclical 11d ago HThe Hill Pope Leo manifesto: World leaders should be ‘slowing things down’ on AI 10d ago PPolitico Why the AI encyclical isn’t just hot air 10d ago RIGHT5
WEWashington Examiner Pope Leo urges significant regulation to disarm AI 11d ago BBreitbart Pope Calls for Robust Regulation of AI and Its Human Developers 11d ago FOXFox News Pope Leo warns AI risks becoming tool of 'domination, exclusion and death' in new encyclical 11d ago NYPNY Post Pope Leo calls for robust regulation of AI, pondering the future of humanity in first encyclical 10d ago NRNational Review Protecting Humanness from AI 8d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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